LOS ANGELES DODGERS (66-52) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (56-64) LHP Scott Kazmir (9-6, 4.44) vs. RHP Jake Thompson (1-1, 8.68) Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016 | 7:05 p.m. ET | Citizens Bank Park Game 119 | Road Game 57 (28-28) | Night Game 87 (45-41) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.)/KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.)/AM 1540 (Kor.) MATCHUP vs. PHILLES NOW WE’RE HERE: The first-place Dodgers take on the Phillies th in the second game of their three-game series and continue their Dodgers: 1st, NL West (0.5 GA) Phillies: 4 , NL East (15.0 GB) All-Time vs. PHI: LA leads series, 1,161-910-15 (21-18 Citizens Bank) seven-game road trip (1-0) following last night’s 15-5 victory. 2016 vs. PHI: LA leads series, 3-1 (1-0 at Citizens Bank) Following the Philadelphia series, the Dodgers will move on to Aug. 8 @LA: W, 9-4 W: Urias L: Eflin Cincinnati for a four-game set to conclude the trip. Aug. 9 @LA: W, 9-3 W: Maeda L: Velasquez Los Angeles is in sole possession of first place in the NL Aug. 10 @LA: L, 2-6 W: Araujo L: Kazmir Aug. 16 @PHI: W, 15-5 W: Maeda L; Velasquez West, 0.5 games ahead of the Giants, for the first time since SECOND-HALF SURGE: The Dodgers tied a season high with 15 May 10 after trailing San Francisco by a season high 8.0 runs last night (also: April 4 at SD) and pounded out 14 hits, games on June 26. including four home runs, as they continued their second-half surge. A win tonight would clinch a victory in the season series for In 27 games since the All-Star break, the Dodgers lead the NL in the Dodgers over the Phillies for the second consecutive team batting average (.280, 276-for-985), slugging percentage (.470, season after winning five of the seven matchups between 1st MLB) and runs per game (5.52, 1st MLB, 149 R). the clubs last year. The Dodgers won two of three games at Yasmani Grandal went 3-for-4 with a homer and three Philadelphia last year and are 11-3 in their last 14 games at RBI last night and continues to lead the NL in both home Citizens Bank Park dating to the start of the 2012 season runs (13) and slugging percentage (.714, min. 100 PA) in (21-11 overall). 32 games since June 30. He’s batting .327 (34-for-104, 11th, HOLLYWOOD STORY: Chase Utley made his dramatic return to NL) with a .449 on-base percentage (2nd, NL) in that span. Philadelphia last night with the 23rd multi-homer game of his career Justin Turner has hit safely in 12 of his last 13 games since (second of the season), including his seventh-career grand slam July 30 and has been one of the NL’s top hitters in his last (second this year). According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Utley, who 54 games since June 10, leading the Senior Circuit in home hit 233 during his 13 seasons in Philadelphia, is the second player in runs (17) and slugging percentage (.645), and ranking MLB history to hit 200-or-more homers with a team and homer twice among the league’s best in doubles (18, 7th), RBI (47, 3rd) in his first road game against that team. The first to do so was Frank and batting average (.322, 15th, 69-for-214) in that span. Thomas as a member of the Athletics on May 22, 2006 at U.S. Adrián González has hit safely in his last nine games (.444, Cellular Field against the White Sox. 16-for-36, 5 2B, HR, 6 RBI) and is batting .356 (53-for-149) Utley has posted a .293/.375/.507 slashline in 757 career in his last 41 games since June 27, the third-best mark in the games at Citizens Bank Park, placing second in ballpark NL in that span. During that time, González has posted a history in hits (811), doubles (163), home runs (129) and .426 on-base percentage (4th, NL) and a .517 slugging RBI (465), and ranks among the Phillies’ modern-era percentage, while going 16-for-37 (.432) with runners in franchise leaders in games played (1551, 7th), hits (1623, scoring position. 9th), runs (949, 6th), doubles (346, 5th), home runs (233, 6th), Joc Pederson has hit safely in six of his last seven games RBI (916, 7th) and walks (625, 10th). and has posted a .362/.471/.759 slashline in his last 20 BANGED UP: The Dodgers have had 26 players on the DL this games, going 21-for-58 with 15 runs scored, eight doubles, year, the most ever by a National League club and the second most five homers and 16 RBI since July 23. by any team in the last 30 years since 1987, behind only the 2012 Howie Kendrick tied a season high with four hits (fourth Red Sox (27). time) and finished a double shy of the cycle last night, going Adam Liberatore (left elbow inflammation) made his 4-for-5 with a triple, a homer and three RBI. Kendrick has second rehab appearance last night, striking out two in a hit safely in his last six games since Aug. 9 (14-for-25, .560, scoreless inning for Triple-A Oklahoma City vs. 5 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI) and, since the All-Star break, he has Albuquerque. Liberatore last pitched in the Majors on July posted a .352/.414/.571 slashline, going 37-for-105 with 19 29 and has posted a 1.62 ERA in 44 games with the Dodgers runs, nine doubles, a triple, four homers and 14 RBI in 27 this year. games. HILLTOPPERS: The Dodgers lead the Major Leagues with 1,108 CALL HIM ROY: Corey Seager has hit safely in his last seven strikeouts and are on pace to set a club record for Ks, averaging 9.35 games, going 13-for-32 (.406) with two doubles, two homers and strikeouts per 9.0 innings (previous best: 8.69 SO/9 in 2015). L.A. four RBI since Aug. 8, and continues to rank among the NL’s overall also ranks second in the Majors in both WHIP (1.15) and opponents’ leaders in runs (75, 6th), hits (142, 5th), doubles (33, T-3rd), home runs batting average (.226), while posting the fourth-lowest team ERA in (21, T-19th), batting average (.307, 12th) and slugging percentage the big leagues (3.69). (.528, 15th). Los Angeles relievers rank third in the Majors in ERA Seager still sits one home run shy of the franchise mark for (3.18, 147 ER/416.0 IP) and top the big leagues in both homers by a shortstop, currently held by Glenn Wright, opponents’ batting average (.210) and WHIP (1.10). who belted 22 in 1930. Scott Kazmir will attempt to snap a three-game losing Seager’s 175 hits through the first 141 games of his career streak as he faces the Phillies for the second consecutive are the most by a Los Angeles Dodger (Source: Stats, LLC) start after limiting Philadelphia to two runs on four hits in and rank as the third most in franchise history since 1913: 6.0 innings in a 6-2 Dodger loss on Aug. 10 in Los Angeles. All-Time Dodgers Leaders, Most Hits Thru 141 G A win tonight would give Kazmir double-digit wins for the eighth time in his career and first time since 2014 (15-9 with 1. Johnny Frederick (1929) 193 Oakland). 2. Buddy Hassett (1936) 176 GOLDEN GLOVEWORK: The Dodgers have been one of the 3. Corey Seager (2015-16) 175 4. Pete Reiser (1940-41) 174 Majors’ best fielding teams this year, ranking third in fielding percentage (.988) and committing the third-fewest errors of any team A LOOK BACK: On this date in 1992, Kevin Gross tossed the only (54), behind only the Astros (51) and Nationals (47). By defensive no-hitter of his career and 18th no-no in Dodger franchise history in efficiency, which measures turning balls in play into outs, the a 2-0 victory over the Giants at Dodger Stadium. Gross needed just Dodgers rank second in the Majors, trailing only the Cubs, with a 99 pitches to accomplish the feat, as he walked two, hit a batter and 70.9% efficiency rating according to Baseball-Reference.com. struck out six in the victory. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Date/Time (PT)/Opponent Probable Pitchers TV/Radio Thurs., Aug. 18, 4:05 p.m. vs. PHI RHP Ross Stripling (3-4, 4.07) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (8-12, 3.82) TV: SNLA/SNLA Spanish Radio: AM 570/KTNQ 1020/KMPC 1540 Tonight’s starter vs. Philadelphia: LHP Scott Kazmir (9-6, 4.44 ERA) YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2004 TAMPA BAY 2-3 5.67 8 7 0 0 33.1 33 22 21 4 21 41 2005 TAMPA BAY 10-9 3.77 32 32 0 0 186.0 172 90 78 12 100 174 2006 TAMPA BAY 10-8 3.24 24 24 1 1 144.2 132 59 52 15 52 163 2007 TAMPA BAY 13-9 3.48 34 34 0 0 206.2 196 91 80 18 89 239 2008 TAMPA BAY 12-8 3.49 27 27 0 0 152.1 123 61 59 23 70 166 2009 TAMPA BAY 8-7 5.92 20 20 0 0 111.0 121 77 73 15 50 91 LOS ANGELES - AL 2-2 1.73 6 6 0 0 36.1 28 8 7 1 10 26 2010 LOS ANGELES - AL 9-15 5.94 28 28 0 0 150.0 158 103 99 25 79 93 2011 LOS ANGELES - AL 0-0 27.00 1 1 0 0 1.2 5 5 5 1 2 0 2013 CLEVELAND 10-9 4.04 29 29 0 0 158.0 162 76 71 19 47 162 2014 OAKLAND 15-9 3.55 32 32 2 0 190.1 171 81 75 16 50 164 2015 OAKLAND 5-5 2.38 18 18 0 0 109.2 84 35 29 7 35 101 HOUSTON 2-6 4.17 13 13 0 0 73.1 78 42 34 13 24 54 2016 LOS ANGELES 9-6 4.44 23 23 0 0 127.2 117 65 63 20 46 132 Totals (12 Years) 107-96 3.99 295 294 3 1 1681.0 1580 815 746 189 675 1606 2016 NOTES: KAZMIR’S 2016 STARTS Last pitched August 10 against Date Opp Score Dec IP H R/ER BB SO TP Score @ Philadelphia, allowing two runs on four Removal hits in 6.0 innings, recording the loss in 4/5 @SD W, 3-0 W 6.0 1 0/0 0 5 75 3-0 the Dodgers’ 6-2 defeat…struck out six 4/10 @SF L, 9-6 ND 4.0 7 6/6 1 4 81 6-6 and issued three walks on 100 pitches 4/16 SF L, 4-3 L 4.0 7 4/4 4 3 93 0-3 Since May 14, has gone 7-3 with a 3.99 4/22 @COL L, 7-5 ND 5.0 6 4/4 1 3 88 5- 4 ERA (40 ER/90.1 IP) in 16 starts…has 4/27 MIA L, 2-0 L 6.0 7 2/2 1 6 113 0-2 a .226 opponents’ batting average, while striking out 96 batters against 5/3 @TB W, 10-5 W 6.2 7 4/4 1 9 111 7-4 34 walks during that span 5/9 NYM L, 4-2 L 5.2 6 4/3 4 6 101 2-4 In 10 road starts this season, he has 5/14 STL W, 5-3 W 8.2 5 3/2 1 7 120 5-3 gone 5-0, including winning his last 5/20 @SD